:''(not to be confused with the
Sequoyah Council located in Tennessee and Virginia)''
The Sequoia Council serves Fresno, Madera, Kings and Tulare Counties in California. Founded in 1919 as the Fresno Council, it changed its name to Sequoia Council in 1925. In 1992, the Mount Whitney Area Council (#054) merged into Sequoia.
The council was the first in California to sponsor an all girl
cub scout
Cubs or Wolf Cubs are programs associated with some Scout organizations, for young children, usually between 8 and 12, who are too young to be Scouts and make the Scout Promise. A participant in the program is called a Cub and a group of Cubs ...
pack.
Organization
*San Joaquin District
*Thunderbird District
*Riverbend District
*Live Oak District
Camps
*Camp Chawanakee
Order of the Arrow
* Tah-Heetch Lodge #195
Notable Scouts and Supporters
* Amanda Bales of Clovis became the first female to become an
Eagle Scout
Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Scouts BSA program of Scouting America. Since its inception in 1911, only four percent of Scouts have earned this rank after a lengthy review process. The Eagle Scout rank has been earned by over ...
in the council.
* Bob Ludekens of Visalia was depicted in the 1947
Norman Rockwell
Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was an American painter and illustrator. His works have a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of Culture of the United States, the country's culture. Roc ...
painting "
All Together".
*
Leon S Peters of Fresno President of the Central California War Industries company during the second world war.
See also
*
Scouting in California
Scouting in California has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs related to their environments.
Early history (1910–1950)
In the early days of ″Scouting″ there were several different � ...
References
{{Scouting in the United States
Organizations based in Fresno, California
1919 establishments in California
Boy Scout councils in California